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"How our Teaching Changes our Thinking, and How our Thinking Changes the World: A Conversation with Jaimie Cloud" A most impressive article.

"how well prepared is the UK to cope with the impacts of climate change through adopting measures to adapt to climate change"

"In zerocarbonbritain2030, a huge array of measures will be implemented in each sector to address climate change. Many of these are policy driven, however individuals and communities must also play an active part in decarbonisation."

Going Greener, Green League, - Universities have a key role to play in the UK's transition to a low-carbon future, yet our universities' responses to climate change haven't been quick or effective enough yet. The carbon emissions and energy consumption of university estates are responsible for around 11% of the UK's public sector emissions. There's a long transition ahead to make our learning institutions fit for the future. "

"The two loops model has been a fundamental piece of The Berkana Institute's theory of change. As one system culminates and starts to collapse, isolated alternatives slowly begin to arise and give way to the new."

The Deep Ecology Platform 1. All life has value in itself, independent of its usefulness to humans. 2. Richness and diversity contribute to life's well-being and have value in themselves. 3. Humans have no right to reduce this richness and diversity except to satisfy vital needs in a responsible way. 4. The impact of humans in the world is excessive and rapidly getting worse. 5. Human lifestyles and population are key elements of this impact. 6. The diversity of life, including cultures, can flourish only with reduced human impact. 7. Basic ideological, political, economic and technological structures must therefore change. 8. Those who accept the forgoing points have an obligation to participate in implementing the necessary changes and to do so peacefully and democratically.

How much do you know about CO2 and climate-change?

Ask the expert, resources for teachers, information on climate change, young people's messages.

Ask the expert, resources for teachers, information on climate change, young people's messages.

The 'Cool Kids For A Cool Climate' project website includes information on childrens conferences about environmental issues, ways in which they can help reduce climate change, and personal stories of actions taken by young people.

The 'Cool Kids For A Cool Climate' project website includes information on childrens conferences about environmental issues, ways in which they can help reduce climate change, and personal stories of actions taken by young people.

A good collection of resources specifically designed for different Key Stages. A portal for climate change material, webcasts and blogs. Likely to be maintained until 2010.

"To curb climate change, we need to protect water. Maude Barlow. An international rescue plan for fresh water"

"Often those least responsible for emissions are those most vulnerable to a changing climate. Therefore it is clear that climate change is also a question of equality."

Resources for KS 1, 2, 3 & 4. Ask the expert. Young people's Messages. Find out more. Climate X-change, e-safety & teachers section.

"How Can We Talk About Transformational Change Without Losing Hope?" by Frankie Colmane. A well written personal overview.

Executive summary 4pp

"For many years, I've been interested in seeing the world differently. I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed."

"For twenty years, The Berkana Institute has worked in friendship and partnership with people around the world who are discovering that there is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about."

Dec 1st speech , worth a read. Look out for promises in New Year. Strange how short memories are about changes brought in by Tatcher Gov't based on National Curriculum advocated by Callaghan!

What do we know about the companies that supply much of our food? Can we change anything?

Report of a project to mainstream education for sustainability (EfS) in pre-service teacher education. Pilot project identifies enablers and constraints to mainstreaming EfS in two regions in Australia. Five actions enabling change were identified: collaboration; development of an ethos of sustainable practice; connecting existing EfS content; provision of experiential learning; and creating opportunities for integrated programs. The greatest constraint was providing overall systemic support for this action to happen.